grandpa don’s mostly movados

Make/Model/Serial Number: Movado Men's Sport Automatic (Caliber ETA 2824-2) Polished Stainless Steel Watch W/Black Dial/Model #:84.P2.1890/Serial #:74883XX

Description:

Elevate your ensemble with this Movado Men's High-Performance Automatic Watch. Indulge in the sophisticated elegance of this stainless steel beauty. The Movado model #84.P2.1890 is officially called the Movado Museum Sport Automatic. This 40mm men's timepiece features a stainless steel case, a black dial and an ETA 2824-2 automatic movement, sapphire crystal, silver push-pull crown, polished stainless steel fixed bezel with silver Arabic Numerals at 3, 6, 9 & 12 o'clock with stick indices for the remaining hour markers. Finished with the traditional Movado “Rising Sun” – a silver dot at a 12 o’clock and the iconic Movado name above the six o'clock marker - this watch is a stylish yet highly reliable accessory. 

The genuine Movado stainless steel bracelet with double locking butterfly is currently configured to fit a 7.75 inch wrist, links can be removed to accomodate a smaller wrist. This sport beauty is just as comfortable on the 19th green as it is at tonight's formal soiree. Made in Switzerland, the Automatic Caliber ETA 2824-2 is a quality movement that exudes timeless luxury. An ideal companion for both daily and/or evening wear, yet functional duty as a companion for the outdoorsman. The retail price on this watch is $1195.

As with all of the watches we sell, they are either new, a store display model, or have been reconditioned, and are being resold to you at 25% - 40% of the original retail price ~ authenticity is always guaranteed ~ this watch works great and shows well. If you are looking for a moderately priced Movado watch then look no further. This package includes both, a beautiful new genuine Movado presentation box and outer protective box. 

And...Now That You Have Seen the Rest, Check Out the Best ~ I cordially invite you to visit GrandPa Don's Mostly Movados Ebay Store at gmdd0929 where we have more than 250 new and reconditioned Movado watches for sale as-well-as a number of other goodies….

Notes:

è   Unfortunately, due to concern with the high levels of fraud, orders through Ebay that have non-matching shipping/billing address will be cancelled. 

è   Pictures detail the watch and box you will receive. At no additional charge, you will receive either a new or historically accurate Movado box/presentation case. 

è   Where possible, I have added links to increase the size of the band to fit a larger wrist.

è   No other accessories are included other than what is shown in photos. Please closely access photos for condition and message us with ANY QUESTIONS prior to purchase. 

è   The watch you purchase has been checked and monitored for a period of time before being listed and sold and rechecked before shipment. Once the watch is received and confirmed to be working properly, our responsibility ends, for obvious reasons we cannot issue a guarantee after purchase as we have no control as to what may happen to the watch once it leaves our possession. 

Shipping:

è  SHIPPING IS PAID BY THE BUYER. EXTRA INSURANCE ON PURCHASES THAT EXCEED $300 ARE PAID BY THE SELLER 

è  BILLING AND SHIPPING ADDRESS MUST MATCH WHAT I AM GIVEN BY EBAY OR WE CAN NOT SHIP OUT ITEMS

è  Ships within the continental US ONLY, through USPS Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage OR UPS Ground – YOUR CHOICE

è  A WORD ABOUT SHIPPING – I HIGHLY RECOMMEND USPS PRIORITY SHIPPING FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON: Every morning, except Sunday, I hand carry your purchase to the local post office where I wait in line and watch the clerk hand receive and register your package. Once accomplished I have no control as to what happens or where your package goes before delivery or how long it takes to receive your package.  Priority may cost a few dollars more than Ground Advantage but you are assured 3-4 day service. No such guarantee exists with Ground Advantage – you are strictly at the mercy of the USPS. It is your choice….

Returns:

è  I WILL ACCEPT RETURNS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS: Five (5) day return IF DEFECTIVE and returned in same condition as received. I am not a retail jeweler, I am a small Ebay reseller who cannot afford to accept returns like a large retail chain. Therefore, I do not accept a return on items that do not meet your needs –fair warning, “ordered by mistake”, for example, is not a legitimate reason and will not be accepted, “the watch does not fit” is not an acceptable reason and requests for return will be denied -  every listing clearly give the wrist size that particular watch will fit under the current configuration. Please, know your wrist size, if the watch does not fit, there are resellers on Ebay that sell individual links, so please make sure the watch or other item(s) you purchase meet your needs and expectations before you make the purchase. Please note: watches returned for any reason other than a misrepresentation in the listing are subject up to a 25% restocking fee. Under certain conditions I may consider an exchange for another watch.

Rating System:

Keep in mind, light scratching is indicative to stainless steel – and can even be seen on a new watch when using a jeweler’s loop. If you are looking for it, you will see it. Using a jeweler’s loop and using the naked eye give two completely different visualizations. Reconditioned watches are not perfect – they still have flaws unlike a new watch but the price does account for these differences– thus the rating system that I use:

è  A Rating of Three (3): some scratching will be visible to the naked eye. For example, deep scratches on the caseback are usually caused by an individual attempting to change a battery without the proper tools or experience. Although lightened through reconditioning, excising these completely could compromise the integrity of the case. 

è  A Rating of Four (4): light scratching on the band and/or caseback may be visible to the new owner but most likely not to others. A condition just slightly below a four plus.

è  A Rating of Four-Plus (4+): minimal light scratching, if any, on the band or caseback may be present but likely not seen to the naked eye. Watches given this rating have been very lightly used and/or taken very good care by the previous owner. Could easily pass as a new watc

è  A Rating of Five (5): The watch is either brand new and never been worn or lightly used but reconditioned with excellent results – any defects and/or scratches have been removed. 

Please Note: Although any distinction between a new watch and a reconditioned watch with a 5 rating is difficult to discern by the naked eye, we will always indicate if a five is a new or a reconditioned watch. Rest assured, I will never sell you a reconditioned watch as a new, unworn watch.

About Us:

Grandpa Don has been in business since 2001and has periodically sold refurbished watches on Ebay since that time. I have more than 25 years experience working on Movado watches and still handle the beautification and refurbishing of the watch you purchase – although I am now a Great GrandPa and do leave the intricate movement work to an expert Movado watch repair business located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. and Greenfield, WI. My primary mission has always been the satisfaction of my customers – many of which are repeat especially during the holiday season. I pride myself on honesty and integrity – when you purchase a Movado watch, or any other brand for that matter from GrandPa Don’s, you are guaranteed to receive a genuine brand watch and not a foreign knockoff. The condition number assigned to your new watch is, to the best of my ability, an indication of the present condition of the watch you will receive.

 Ebay uses the term “refurbished”, I prefer “reconditioned”, may just be a matter of semantics to some but there is an important difference to me. What we do is take a used watch,  and check the movement for any deficiencies or abnormalities, add a new battery to the watch, then rehab the exterior to remove as many scratches as we can without damaging the finish of the watch or in the case of a leather band, either rehab or, when possible, replace the band with a genuine Movado band. Reconditioned does not mean the use of substitute parts or “off-brand” replacements. If new parts are needed such as a new crystal, hands, dial or movement, unless otherwise stated, we use only genuine Movado replacement parts. Add new authentic Movado Presentation/Storage boxes and where necessary (such as with chronograph watches) include a Movado Owners Manual which details/describes how to use the chronograph functions. What you receive is as close to a new watch as possible at approximately 25% - 33% of the original retail price. 

One Additional (Unfortunate) Advisory 

I apologize that I find it necessary to even discuss this. As previously mentioned, buyers are paying approximately one-third of the retail price for my reconditioned watches. There is a trade-off, reconditioned does not suggest or infer “brand-new”.  As such, if you are looking for imperfections you will probably find them, especially under a jeweler’s loop. I do my best to describe the condition of each watch I sell and provide at least a dozen photos (not stock photos, not someone else’s photos, not photos from a similar watch I have previously sold). Now, why do I find it necessary to include this extra advisory in my listings – especially when there are enough written conditions to make a sane lawyer quite insane. Why? because 99% of the return requests (which, by the way, represent less than .05% of the watches I have sold) received are not for misrepresentation in the listings but for non-existent claims and/or an individual looking for “perfect”. For those who fall in that last category, let me save us both some time and money – these are not perfect watches. If you want perfect I suggest you pay the additional money and purchase a brand new watch from a retail outlet. If you want “mechanically sound and aesthetically pleasing” at approximately one-third of the retail cost, then you have come to the right place and I thank you for your business, I honestly do appreciate it.